Make a Fortune and Become Well-off [90] - Chapter 98

Through normal communication, it was impossible for Grandpa Jiang to give up his job as a ranger. He had been doing it for so many years. It was so difficult to have a job in the countryside. He could have a regular job and receive a high salary of nearly a thousand yuan every year. That was a good thing that no one else could imagine. How could Grandpa Jiang be willing to give up his job and come to Wucheng, a place he was unfamiliar with?

But she had to take her grandfather with her. In her previous life, her grandpa was injured after a fall. In the evening, her grandma called them and said it was okay and that they didn’t need to come back. By evening, he passed away. He left fast, so fast that none of them could react in time.

Except for her uncle and aunt, no one from the younger generation was in their hometown. Therefore, no one saw Grandpa Jiang for the last time.

Jiang Ning simply couldn’t believe it and couldn’t accept it. She still couldn’t figure out how someone could die after falling.

Mountainous terrain was the easiest place to fall.

When Jiang Ning went to ask for leave from Teacher Wang, he was surprised, “The midterm exam is coming soon. What’s the matter with you coming to ask for leave now? Can’t you go during the three-day holiday on New Year’s Day?”

“Did something happen?” 

In Teacher Wang’s opinion, nothing was more important than exams. Besides, they had three days off for New Year’s Day.

She couldn’t tell him about applying for a real estate certificate or going to Guangzhou to check the supply of goods. She couldn’t use any contest excuse for Teacher Wang like she did to Grandpa Jiang. All she could say was that she was planning to take Grandpa Jiang to see a doctor.

Jiang Ning took out the physical examination report from the last National Day when she took Grandpa Jiang for a physical examination. “During the National Day, I took my grandpa to Shanghai for a physical examination. Many problems were found, but I never had time to take grandpa there again. I just want to take advantage of this weekend to take grandpa to the hospital.”

Teacher Wang didn’t listen to her and asked, “Where are your parents and your grandfather’s other children? Can’t they take your grandfather there? They want you, a child, to go to Shanghai?”

Jiang Ning replied, “They have gone out to work and won’t come back until the Chinese New Year.”

“Then two days of leave are enough. Why do you need another day of leave?”

Jiang Ning said calmly, “It will take me a whole day to go home, pick up my grandpa from his hometown, and then take him to Shanghai. It was already twelve o’clock at night when we arrived at the Shanghai train station last National Day. We also have to find a place to live, and go to the hospital for a physical examination the next day. The report will not be available in one day, and may take two or three days. On the third day, I will have to rush back to study in the evening. Last time it was just a physical examination, and its report can be sent to school. This time I’ll take him to see a doctor. So it will take at least three days.”

She was telling the truth.

Although there were no fatal diseases in the physical examination report, Grandpa Jiang had many diseases caused by old age and long-term malnutrition. He still needed to see a doctor.

Jiang Ning had been thinking about it for a long time.

Jiang Ning always felt that the reason why her grandpa left so fast was inseparable from his poor health.

Teacher Wang didn’t want to give Jiang Ning permission, but according to her, she really needed it. He still reluctantly said, “Why can’t you go to the provincial capital to see a doctor, but you have to go to Shanghai?”

It took two hours by car from Wucheng to the provincial capital.

Jiang Ning said, “The medical conditions in Shanghai are better and the doctors have higher medical skills.”

Teacher Wang thought for a while and said, “It’s not impossible for me to grant you a day off.” He looked at Jiang Ning with a fixed gaze, smiled, and slowly and leisurely said, “You made good progress in the last monthly exam. If you still enter the top ten of your grade in this midterm exam, I’ll grant you the leave.”

There was expectation and encouragement in his eyes, as well as appreciation for the student and joy in their progress.

No teacher would dislike a student like Jiang Ning who was willing to work hard.

It was not that he didn’t give permission for leave to students, it was just that he still hoped they would ask for as little leave as possible.

He didn’t know whether Jiang Ning’s last monthly exam result was an accident or whether she could perform stably.

Teacher Wang naturally hoped that she could perform well every time. If she got among the top ten rankers in the grade, he could stand proud while walking in the office. Jiang Ning smiled without hesitation, saying, “I will work hard.”

“Hard work alone is not enough, you have to guarantee to get in.”

How could Jiang Ning give a guarantee before the results appear? Once she failed to do so, it would discredit her promises.

Teacher Wang said slyly, “Well, on the day after the exam, I will sort out your test papers for each subject first, and ask teachers to check them for you. We will look at your total score. If the total score reaches the score of the last monthly exam, I’ll give you leave. If you don’t meet it, the leave will definitely be denied.”

He would obviously give the approval but with a bit of pressure so the student could work harder. Jiang Ning asked, “What if my score in the midterm test is lower than last time, but my actual ranking is in the top ten?”

If the total score of the last monthly test was really available, even if there were some errors, the ranking of the whole grade would not be low. Teacher Wang simply said boldly, “Then I will give you a margin of ten points. As long as the score is not less than ten points compared with the last score, I’ll give you leave.”

Different from the usual weekly and monthly exams, the midterm exam of each semester required ranking of the entire grade. The top two hundred in the grade were posted in the school so that students could clearly see themselves through the results of each major exam.

Just to take into account the self-esteem of students whose grades were not outstanding enough, the school would not post everyone’s performance ranking but it would be posted next to the blackboard of their respective classes.

The top two hundred rankings were mainly of two key classes in each grade.

The number of places in key classes was not fixed. Students in parallel classes who had outstanding grades and surpassed key classes could also enter key classes at the beginning of the new semester. Students in key classes whose grades dropped too much would also be transferred to parallel classes.